Microwave Pineapple Filling

This easy Microwave Pineapple Filling can be made in less than 10 minutes, but it’s delicious and can be used to fill cake layers or thumbprint cookies. It was developed as a filling for Southern Coconut Cake with Pineapple Filling, but is also perfect for Pineapple Cheesecake, Pineapple Cream Cake, and Buttery Pineapple Bars. For those who traditionally prepare Hamantashen for Purim, this is also a delicious filling for these buttery triangular cookies.
Since it’s made in the microwave, it’s very quick, but if a microwave isn’t available, the ingredients can be mixed in a saucepan and stirred over medium heat on top of the stove; the stovetop filling turns out the same, but just takes longer.